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Three Geishas of Tachibana Street in Their Room

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts three women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left is crouching down, wearing a gray kimono with a pink lining and a black and yellow hat. The woman in the middle is standing, wearing a black kimono with pink and white lining and a yellow and orange bag over her shoulder. She has a black and yellow hat on her head. The woman on the right is standing, wearing a beige kimono with a pink lining and a black and yellow hat. The background of the image is a beige color, with some Japanese writing on the left side. The women appear to be in a room, with a window or door visible behind the woman on the left. The women are geishas.

Artwork Details

Date
1784
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
410 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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